BeerSmith 2 Release Notes

BeerSmith 2.1.02 is the latest release!

Changes in BeerSmith Build 2.1.02

Added support for BeerSmithRecipes.com cloud folder under View->Cloud in the program. The new cloud service lets you share recipes across machines via a shared cloud folder, and publish them to our BeerSmithRecipes.com web site where you can also find hundreds (to thousands) of recipes.

Added a brewday timer which lets you time your steep, mash and boil steps when brewing. It can be located by opening any recipe and looking for the Timer tab at the top of the recipe (where Design, Mash, Ferment buttons are).

Added a new command for Pro Brewers (only available from the File menu) to save the current report as a CSV file that can be imported into spreadsheets. This is useful for capturing inventory, keeping a list of recipes, editing lists, etc. Go to the File menu (menu item only) and look for “Save Report as CSV”

Changes for Build 2.0.65 (also includes fixes from Build 2.0.64 and earlier).

New tag added for custom reports $YEAST_NAME will generate the long name of the first fermentation yeast found in the recipe

Fixed right click menu on data views – previously you could only display the right click menu if you right clicked on an item

Changes in Build 2.0.57

Most significant correction is fix of a critical bug in the “Scale Recipe” command that was not filling the dialog with the correct boil volume when you scaled a recipe by selecting new equipment

Added a progress animation when accessing add-ons from the internet

Corrected bug in Mac 64 bit version where some help items from the Shortcut help menu were not working properly

Changes in Build 2.0.53/54

Corrected a bug in the tab updating that was not correctly updating data that is on more than one recipe page (such as taste notes) across tabs.

When selecting hops the hop form is now correctly carried over to your choice from the database (for leaf/plug hops in your hop database)

Corrected a critical bug first reported on Mac (though evident on PC as well) that did not save some recipe equipment settings correctly if a recipe was opened, the equipment was changed and it was immediately closed. This was corrected on both platforms.

Made minor updates to code to improve scrolling from recipe view via the scroll wheel.

Changes in Build 2.0.52

First 64-bit Cocoa executable for the Macintosh – needed for better Lion support as well as eventually distributing on the Mac App store

Fixed customization of columns to allow editing of all columns (including the first) and also properly refresh columns in views when multiple recipe folders are open at the same time

Corrected occasional issues where button on Mac was remaining pressed/focused after mouse had moved off button

Corrected themes to provide proper coloring for text on boxes, buttons, etc for better theme support

Fixed previewing and printing of text reports on Mac version – they were previously displayed incorrectly in preview/printing

Disabled “hide menu” option on Mac version in case user copied profiles/options over from PC with menu hidden

Changes in Build 2.0.51

Corrected error in customize columns that removed first column when editing the columns shown

Moved registration buttons above tips on tips screen to avoid confusion for first time users attempting to register

Changed US barrel definition from standard barrel (31.5 gallons) to a beer barrel (31 gallons) to support microbreweries

Added black color theme (high contrast) to support some users

Changed timer for autosave to save more frequently to avoid data loss

Added save button to allow you to save changes to a recipe without closing it

Corrected bug where adjusting equipment profile for certain recipes was not being saved properly in some cases

Made substantial additions to resource file and translation code to fully support non-English versions of BeerSmith by allowing virtually every label and button to be translated using tools available on the BeerSmith discussion forum.